Fun days with amazing people at CIIMAR-UP!

Today was a sad fieldwork day. In just about 10min, we collected all this trash from fishing activities! Irresponsible and illegal fishing can have dire effects on #OurOcean😢 #TiredEarth #PlasticPollution #GhostNets #GhostFishing #IllegalFishing

In case you want to know more about our scientific diving work in kelp forests and artificial reefs, come and check it out at the beautiful Serralves CIIMAR-UP #scientificdiving #kelp

We are happy to announce our new Torq partnership – for every Torq surfboard sold, we will seed, grow and deploy 1 seeded stone on the seabed. Let’s bring life back to the Ocean by restoring the Forgotten Forests #seaforestation #seaweed #kelpforest #restoringnature #surfboards

CIIMAR-UP researcher Irina Gorodetskaya commented on SIC Notícias the new record for sea surface temperature global mean #CIIMARresearch

CIIMAR-UP supports Pint of Science PT ! On May 22-24, don't miss the opportunity to listen to CIIMAR scientists Filipe Castro , Bianca Reis , Emília Sousa, Marta CorreiadaSilva and Sandra Ramos, on an unlikely stage! Programme pintofscience.pt/horarios-2023; 2.5€ online/3€ on site)

Deconstructing science in a different environment and with a beer in the mix! It was nice to talk about kelp forests Marine Forests and to show a little bit of the work we do at BlueForesting project FutureMARES ! CIIMAR-UP Pint of Science PT

Last publication of our research group Benthic Ecology Team CIIMAR . Congratulations to all the authors! 👏👏

🎉Almost ready for the first deployment!! Our little babies of Laminaria hyperborea will be used to test different reforestation methods for Portuguese marine forests through the BlueForesting project project 🌊 #marinerestoration #marineforests #blueforests #oceanconservation

Past and current abundance #KELP data are critical to detect accurate #KELP #HABITAT trends across W Iberia. Presented EMBS @embssymposium.bsky.social through EEA Grants Portugal BlueForesting project & blueforests projects with @MARE_centre ESTM - POLITÉCNICO DE LEIRIA CIIMAR-UP Lemos Lab Benthic Ecology Team CIIMAR #EEAGrants

Great time in Reykjavik for the EMBS @embssymposium.bsky.social . Also had the privilege to present a part of my PhD work on kelp forests Marine Forests and how these can be affected by MPAs and herbivory. Work that has been developed in CIIMAR-UP BlueForesting project and @MARE_centre

Kelptastic talk about herbivory magnitude in/out MPAs x depth x season x grazing preference by Bianca Reis at EMBS @embssymposium.bsky.social #kelpforests #MPA #seaweeds @MARE_centre @ciimarup @becologyciimar Lemos Lab ESTM - POLITÉCNICO DE LEIRIA

We started our experiments with Fucus serratus! Here in Portugal, this species is only found in the north, which is also its southern distribution limit. We hope that these little guys will grow healthy and help us recover our depleted #marineforests #MarineConservation

Marine ecosystems at risk in the next ~30 years: our new review in Annual Reviews #marineheatwaves #climatechange #warming #humans #kelp #coral #seagrass #mangrove #oyster #marsh annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/an… UWA Research Havforskningsinstituttet John Bruno @KerryleeRogers_

CIIMAR's new website is live! 🕸️ Take a look and dive into our latest updates! 💻 ciimar.up.pt #CIIMARnews

Marine Protected Areas, as we know them, facilitates higher levels of herbivory on kelp forests. Presented by Bianca Reis at 8th European Conference on Scientific Diving #kelpforests #MPA #seaweeds MARE CIIMAR-UP Benthic Ecology Team CIIMAR Lemos Lab ESTM - POLITÉCNICO DE LEIRIA

On #WorldOceanDay 2024, CIIMAR-UP aligns with the global theme "Catalyzing Action for Our Ocean & Climate," reaffirming our ongoing dedication to preserving marine biodiversity and safeguarding the Ocean's heritage. 🌊 #CIIMARscicomm #CIIMARresearch #CIIMARsustainability

New paper out! Our BIC method for in-situ assessment of primary productivity in different canopy-forming communities (from kelp to turf) is finally out and about. Made to endure challenging subtidal conditions. link.springer.com/article/10.100… CIIMAR-UP Benthic Ecology Team CIIMAR MARE